Continuous rains bring floods to parts of Bicol

NAGA CITY-- Parts of Bicol greeted the New Year with flooded streets after the region was pounded with heavy rains for several days.

In this city, low-lying barangays near the Bicol and Naga Rivers and the Sagop creek were immersed in knee-deep flood waters.

This prompted Mayor John Bongat to put said areas on blue alert.

The Mayor also vowed to address the flooding problem amid complaints of the city's poor drainage system.

Through his Facebook account, he said: "REST ASSURED our people are out in the streets to immediately address these concerns and find permanent solutions thereto thru permanent flood prevention and mitigation infrastructure."

Naga City
Photo grabbed from Mayor John Bongat's Facebook Account

Some towns in Camarines Sur also succumbed to the waters brought by the incessant rains.

Floods were reported in the towns of Nabua, Minalabac, Milaor, and Gainza.

In the town of Caramoan, the frequently flooded barangays of Binanuahan, Tawog, and Terogo, were all under water yesterday. All these areas were monitored by the Caramoan Municipal Police Station led by SPO3 Jose Junie B Parpan.